How To Cedar Line Your Closet

[Pale Rider]

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/how-...187465,00.html

[manu1959]

i have done this to every closet in my house......i love it.....

[glockmail]

Does it lose its smell after a while?

[manu1959]

every year or two you hit it with some sand paper and it comes back to life.....

[glockmail]

Like, 150 grit? Or coarser?

[manu1959]

nah....i just use 200 and only in the places i can get to without moving anything......don't want dust all over everything.....actually the first year it is kind of overpowering....and if you do it wear a good mask.....the dust is brutal

[glockmail]

nah....i just use 200 and only in the places i can get to without moving anything......don't want dust all over everything.....actually the first year it is kind of overpowering....and if you do it wear a good mask.....the dust is brutal

With 200 you're just taking off a very thin layer. That's great! I've been putting of doing this because no one has been able to answer that simple question. Thanks!

[Pale Rider]

i have done this to every closet in my house......i love it.....

Very cool! I plan on doing this in the house I'm buying in Montana. Wondered about the smell too, thanks. Either way, I think it looks awesome.

[glockmail]

I think I'll just run a band between the upper and lower shelves. That way I won't have to take anything off the walls. It will save a lot of trim work too.

[manu1959]

I think I'll just run a band between the upper and lower shelves. That way I won't have to take anything off the walls. It will save a lot of trim work too.

i just did the walls there was "plenty" of smell......oh And my great grand mother taught me how to reactivate here cedar lined chest......each spring she would take everything out and use emrey cloth to activate the chest....

[Pale Rider]

i just did the walls there was "plenty" of smell......oh And my great grand mother taught me how to reactivate here cedar lined chest......each spring she would take everything out and use emrey cloth to activate the chest....

I wonder how that works... just a little sanding. Is the odor only millimeters deep?

[manu1959]

I wonder how that works... just a little sanding. Is the odor only millimeters deep?

as i understand it dust and dirt reseal the cedar......so when you sand that layer off it lets the smell out again which i belive is contained in the natural oils in the wood......

[Pale Rider]

as i understand it dust and dirt reseal the cedar......so when you sand that layer off it lets the smell out again which i belive is contained in the natural oils in the wood......

Yeah... makes sense to me. It's just nice to know that you can rejuvenate it. Of all the $100K+ plus tools I have, one thing I've never owned is a nail gun. Might have to invest in one of those for this job. Maybe a cheapie from Harbor Freight tools or something, because I'll probably use it for this and then never again.

Did you use a nail gun manu, or did you go back over each and ever nail with a nail punch set to sink it?

[glockmail]

Why not glue the stuff on?

[Pale Rider]

Why not glue the stuff on?

You absolutely use glue... but you nail it too. You can see in the pictures above there's glue on the piece the guy is putting on... step #4...